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VANCOUVER, Wash. - A Washington man convicted of attempted murder in an attack on a cross country skier was re-sentenced Thursday after a release from prison.
Michael Collins and his teenage son were convicted and sent to prison. But one of the crimes - attempted first degree felony murder - is a nonexistent crime in the state of Washington. So the State Court of Appeals last July dropped Collins' 25-year sentence
A judge on Thursday re-sentenced Collins to 14 years on robbery charges.
Kevin Tracey was cross-country skiing at a campground in Skamania County in November 2009 when the two attacked him and left him for dead.
Police eventually tracked down Michael Collins and his son Teven in Mexico and brought them back to Washington.
"The prosecutor did everything he should've done," Tracey said in July. "The fact that our system values semantics over public safety is no one person's fault. I have nothing but praise for the law enforcement people in Skamania County and the prosecutors and everyone who got involved in this."
Collins' son Teven continues to serve his eight-year sentence
Michael Collins and his teenage son were convicted and sent to prison. But one of the crimes - attempted first degree felony murder - is a nonexistent crime in the state of Washington. So the State Court of Appeals last July dropped Collins' 25-year sentence
A judge on Thursday re-sentenced Collins to 14 years on robbery charges.
Kevin Tracey was cross-country skiing at a campground in Skamania County in November 2009 when the two attacked him and left him for dead.
Police eventually tracked down Michael Collins and his son Teven in Mexico and brought them back to Washington.
"The prosecutor did everything he should've done," Tracey said in July. "The fact that our system values semantics over public safety is no one person's fault. I have nothing but praise for the law enforcement people in Skamania County and the prosecutors and everyone who got involved in this."
Collins' son Teven continues to serve his eight-year sentence